Can it be solely recharged via solar panel? My husband is army and they have limited power access in the field.
3324
Yes, this Solstar can be solely recharge via solar panel. Besides, it can be also recharged by wall plug. Kindly note, solar charging is slower than wall plug charging given the size of solar panel. If your husband spend lots of his time outdoors, Solstar would be a good choice for both solar charging and storing energy. While I sincerely recommend you a combination of Solstar and Sol-Wing 13W solar panel charger. Sol-Wing owns much higher conversion rate, and it can directly charge your devices even your Solstar by sunlight. This will shorten time for recharging Solstar by sunlight alone. You must be a considerate wife. :D Thank you for your question.
726359
Not sure understood your question. I just keep it plugged in & haven't lost power to the house to keep it from charging. I don't know if it can be recharged if it has completely run out of juice.
563829
No, it's direct solar to usb, but you can use any usb rechargeable battery pack you choose.
2213912
This lamp does not have a built-in solar panel to recharge the batteries. I use AA alkaline batteries as they have a long shelf life, usually last longer than rechargeables and can be bought cheaply. Remember, when your power goes out you will not have the ability to recharge your rechargeable batteries so buy a box of alkaline batteries to power all your emergency devices for at least several days, better to have spare batteries on hand than sit in the dark with dead rechargables.
1020283
No once the unit is fully charged from the mains it will power any apliance & recharge via solar power how ever if the unit is drained completely it will lock down & will have to have the mains adaptor connected even if for only a second to re activate it beare in mind the solar panel trickle charges the unit & cyan take 24 hours of direct sunlight to fully recharge the unit but it will replenish its self slowly during use I find about 5% of the power out put comes from the solar panel wen used in direct sunlight but don't quote me but it is a excellent product & I can't leave with out it please not as with all rechargeable batterys the battery capacity will demimish with time if the unit is allowed to be fully drain to point of auto shut down but if left in sunlight it will recharge itself I sue mine when traveling at night & let it charge during the day hope this helps
1334885
the panel is only used to recharge 12 volt batteries this is not a stand alone power source
22550
It is not battery powered with no way to divert from the power cord. Can be used for camping if have access to power.
737104
No. It is solar powered only, but you wouldn't need an alternate source to charge from unless you're staying in an underground bunker. Even a few hours being outside on a cloudy day is enough to run it through the night continuously.
2011666
I don't think so. The solar cell may charge without direct exposure to sunlight but it may not be enough to charge the battery completely. I have installed mine where sun does hit directly for few hours and the rest of the time it is at an angle but it still works perfectly. The light is not very bright, please keep that in mind.
330392
It can be recharged through mains. But that's assuming it will recharge at all.
411166
Unfortunately, no. We have a 24' travel trailer with the Go Power Solar Extreme kit install, along with 450 AH of batteries and are not able to fire up the AC unit. It will run the Microwave, TVs, Laptops, etc with no problem, but those rooftop AC units are too power hungry (we have just one)! It appears you would need a generator in your arsenal if you want off-grid AC. :(
1224470
I've had mine about 3 years and the solar panel works great as a power source. As for recharging rechargeable batteries, doesn't SEEM as effective.
279844
Sure you can. But you will not need to keep it plugged in. It should do the job without a recharge.
683674
It has a very well made set of solar panels available that can be used to charge, or recharge unit. Unit is very well made and ideal for a week of camping to charge misc. batteries. It comes with a cigarette lighter attachment to recharge as well. I also purchased 2 of the lights that plug into unit and are very helpful. Love the unit.
877909
not very much. the solar charge will not take it from 0 to 100%. think of it only as a very minor extra tool. unfortunately you can not count on the solar panel. I have tried it on a boat trip with clear sky, full sun, left it on the deck for the whole day and the maximum I could get was not even around 20% of charging.
2152254
I do not see why not. If the solar panel can put out enough voltage to recharge it approximately 13.5 volts it should work fine.
851999
This unit does not charge via solar power for me. However, it is a very good portable charger when plugged in and left to charge. It will charge your devices very close to, if not at, 100% if plugged in.